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Original and proudly opinionated perspectives for Generation TMon, 19 Nov 2018 23:31:31 +0100en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8Student discovers copycat stalker imitating her Instagram accounthttps://thenextweb.com/apps/2018/11/19/instagram-stalker-copies-students-account/
https://thenextweb.com/apps/2018/11/19/instagram-stalker-copies-students-account/#respondMon, 19 Nov 2018 23:31:31 +0000https://thenextweb.com/?p=1167055A Scottish college student apparently discovered a classmate had been imitating her pictures on Instagram, to an eerie degree. According to a now-deleted Facebook post, a woman named Chloe Cowan and her sister spotted the copycat, allegedly a fellow student named Honey Basra. The latter would apparently recreate Cowan’s photos, down to the clothes she was wearing and the caption. Cowan was reportedly frightened by the existence of the account, and who wouldn’t be? This goes beyond simple Instagram stalking and into full-on “Single White Female” territory. According to the Daily Record, the University of Dundee, which both women attend, is investigating…

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https://thenextweb.com/plugged/2018/11/19/yamahas-csp-170-makes-learning-piano-easy-with-led-lights-and-one-clever-app/#respondMon, 19 Nov 2018 22:19:26 +0000https://thenextweb.com/?p=1167131Yamaha is a giant of many industries, but it’s best known for its massive portfolio of instruments – pianos in particular. For over a century, it’s made everything from concert pianos, to classy uprights, to cheap plastic keyboards for beginners. Yamaha’s $4,700 CSP-170 is one of the companies newest digital pianos, and perhaps one of the most versatile digital pianos on the market. Along with its cheaper sibling, the $3,500 CSP-150, it borrows elements from all over the company’s piano family. It uses sound samples from Yamaha’s flagship CFX and Bosendorfer Imperial concert pianos and comes in an attractive upright…

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https://thenextweb.com/science/2018/11/19/our-galaxys-supermassive-black-hole-looks-amazing-in-virtual-reality/#respondMon, 19 Nov 2018 19:34:42 +0000https://thenextweb.com/?p=1167101If you’re anything like us, you’re awaiting the first-ever direct-observation photographs of Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of The Milky Way, with bated breath. But, you might want to go ahead and exhale, because it could be awhile. In the meantime, we suggest enjoying a virtual tour created by an advanced physics simulator. The simulator, developed by a team of scientists from the Netherlands and Germany, relies upon the most up-to-date data astrophysicists have gleaned on Sagittarius A*. It’s purpose is to produce a visually and astro-physically accurate portrayal of the black hole at the center…

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https://thenextweb.com/video/2018/11/19/filmstruck-criterion-channel-cinephile-friendly-streaming/#respondMon, 19 Nov 2018 18:59:20 +0000https://thenextweb.com/?p=1166979One of the few streaming services dedicated to classic movies was recently earmarked for destruction. After one prolonged outcry from the film industry and fans, the Criterion Collection announced it’d be reviving a version of the same service, making life just a bit easier for amateur cinephiles out there. Last month, the Turner Classic Movies streaming service, Filmstruck, became a casualty of the AT&T merger with Time Warner Cable. Called “subscale” by the former company, it was set to be quietly shut down in time for the big Warner Media streaming service due to launch sometime in the future. As…

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https://thenextweb.com/contributors/2018/11/19/deep-dive-into-latin-americas-last-mile-delivery-startups/#respondMon, 19 Nov 2018 18:30:03 +0000https://thenextweb.com/?p=1164919The last-mile delivery apps servicing the $2 trillion USD e-commerce market are drawing global attention, notably those that deliver products, groceries, and restaurant-made meals on-demand. McKinsey reports that nearly 25 percent of consumers are willing to pay a significant premium for the privilege of instant or same-day delivery. Younger consumers are also more inclined to choose on-demand over regular delivery options, and this share will likely increase over the next few years. In Latin America, the last-mile delivery market is becoming one of the most competitive in the world. Luckily, the region’s consumers are benefiting from this competition, as startups are rapidly…

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https://thenextweb.com/artificial-intelligence/2018/11/19/breakthrough-neural-network-paves-the-way-for-quantum-ai/#respondMon, 19 Nov 2018 17:51:46 +0000https://thenextweb.com/?p=1167068Italian researchers recently developed the first functioning quantum neural network by running a special algorithm on an actual quantum computer. The team, lead by Francesco Tacchino of the University of Pavia in Italy, pre-published their research on ArXiv earlier this month in a research paper titled “An Artificial Neuron Implemented on an Actual Quantum Processor.” Basically, they developed a single-layer artificial neural network (ANN) that runs on a quantum computer. This kind of rudimentary ANN is called a perceptron, and it’s the basic building block of more robust neural networks. Previous attempts at building a perceptron on a quantum system…

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https://thenextweb.com/hardfork/2018/11/19/make-a-wish-cryptocurrency-malware/#respondMon, 19 Nov 2018 16:42:08 +0000https://thenextweb.com/?p=1166974It seems crypto-jackers have absolutely no ethical standards. After governments, universities, and technology giants, even charitable organizations are finding themselves at the receiving end of cryptocurrency malware. The latest victim is the US-based Make-A-Wish Foundation. Researchers from security firm Trustwave found that one of the foundation’s websites – worldwish.org – was compromised with cryptocurrency malware known as CoinImp. The malware infects the website with a malicious script to steal visitors’ computing power to covertly mine cryptocurrency. The researchers note the origin of the malware is likely Make-A-Wish’s decision to use an outdated version of Drupal’s content management system. Earlier this year,…

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https://thenextweb.com/apps/2018/11/19/heres-how-to-make-editing-text-on-iphones-a-gajillion-times-easier/#respondMon, 19 Nov 2018 16:40:22 +0000https://thenextweb.com/?p=1167038We’ve all been here before — you’re trying to text someone on your shiny pretty iPhone, and you make a spelling mistake. Or autocorrect messes up your sentence. Or you change your mind on what you want to say. You then drag your dumb, clumsy finger across the text field to your mistake, so you can fix it without starting the whole message over again. But trying to move the cursor in the text field accurately is like winning the lottery — it just won’t happen. But wait! What is this? A hack? Yes, my friends, a hack. Here’s how…

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https://thenextweb.com/hardfork/2018/11/19/cryptocurrency-tokens-explained/#respondMon, 19 Nov 2018 16:32:38 +0000https://thenextweb.com/?p=1166919Welcome to Hard Fork Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice to keep you up to date in the cryptocurrency and blockchain world. Considering there are well over 2,000 cryptocurrencies on today’s market, the average blockchain investor faces being veritably overwhelmed by choice. That certainly sounds like a lot, but pretty much all cryptocurrency falls into one of three token categories: currency, utility, or investment. Each group requires different rules and regulations to ensure their issuance and exchange is above board with government regulators. Depending on the country, cryptocurrency startups may have to register with regulators, and rules for…

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https://thenextweb.com/hardfork/2018/11/19/nvidia-amd-asus-gigabyte/#respondMon, 19 Nov 2018 15:58:49 +0000https://thenextweb.com/?p=1166962It seems the cryptocurrency hype from last year has left tons of hardware manufacturers with more motherboards and graphics cards than people care to buy – and things might get even worse in 2019. Asus and Gigabyte are purportedly struggling to unload excess hardware stock now that interest in cryptocurrencies and mining has significantly dwindled, DigiTimes reports. Fooled by the temporary boom in the cryptocurrency market, Taiwanese manufacturers ramped up production for mining hardware in the beginning of the year. Unfortunately, following a sudden dip in cryptocurrency prices and a slew of complications from the prolonged US-China trade war, interest…

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